Outpatient Hysteroscopic Polypectomy in Postmenopausal Women: A Comparison between Mechanical and Electrosurgical Resection

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 595-600

  Garuti, Giancarlo ^a   Centinaio, Giovanna ^a   Luerti, Massimo ^a  

^a Lodi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar surgery; Endometrial polyp; Endometrial polypectomy; Hysteroscopy; Outpatient polypectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POLYPECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPES; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; POSTMENOPAUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49649126311     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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